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Legal expertise
for the benefit of the railways

EU Transport law

The purpose of European legislation is to bring about a single market in rail services within the EU. The core areas of work are the harmonisation of safety rules and network access conditions, interoperability, passenger rights and the establishment of freight corridors.

Documents

PRR
April 29, 2021

Regulation (EU) No 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations

Edition 29 April 2021

52 pages

TAP Regulation (454/2011)
May 12, 2014

Commission Regulation (EU) No 454/2011 of 5 May 2011 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the subsystem ‘telematics applications for passenger services’ of the trans-European rail system

TAF Regulation (1305/2014)
Dec. 12, 2014

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1305/2014 of 11 December 2014 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the telematics applications for freight subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and repealing the Regulation (EC) No 62/2006

Directive 2016/797 of 11 May 2016 on interoperability
May 26, 2016

Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union

Directive 2016/798 of 11 May 2016 on railway safety
Dec. 9, 2019

Consolidated text: Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation 913/2010 (Rail Freight Corridors
Dec. 20, 2013

Consolidated text: Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight

Implementing Regulation on Framework Agreements
April 8, 2016

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/545 of 7 April 2016 on procedures and criteria concerning framework agreements for the allocation of rail infrastructure capacity

Delegated Decision schedule for the allocation process
Nov. 14, 2017

Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2017/2075 of 4 September 2017 replacing Annex VII to Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2177
Nov. 23, 2017

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2177 of 22 November 2017 on access to service facilities and rail-related services

Directive 2016/2370/EU
Dec. 23, 2016

Directive (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2016/2370/EU

List of exemptions to PRR
Sept. 11, 2013

Exemptions to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 (PRR): overview /

Valid until 3 December 2014

A list, in the form of a table drawn up by the CER and CIT on the basis of information provided by members, containing verified information on the exemptions allowed by EU Member States to domestic rail transport services (urban, suburban, regional and long distance).

Edition 11 September 2013

5 pages

List of exemptions to PRR 2.0
June 22, 2015

Exemptions to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 (PRR): renewal (information per 24.03.2015)

 

A list, in the form of a table drawn up by the CER and CIT on the basis of information provided by members, containing verified information on the exemptions allowed by EU Member States to domestic rail transport services (urban, suburban, regional and long distance).

Edition 22 June 2015

5 pages